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Winnipeg Free Press By: Edith M. Lederer, The Associated Press Posted: Save to Read Later UNITED NATIONS (AP) A senior U.S. diplomat urged the U.N. Security Council on Thursday to press Myanmar’s military to stop violence and restore democracy, warning that with COVID-19 surging and hunger increasing, “the longer we delay, the more people die.” People wearing face masks to help curb the spread of the coronavirus ride a motorcycle past a Health Ministry public information campaign billboard about proper hand washing in Shwe Pyi Thar township in Yangon, Myanmar Wednesday, July 28, 2021. (AP Photo) UNITED NATIONS (AP) A senior U.S. diplomat urged the U.N. Security Council on Thursday to press Myanmar’s military to stop violence and restore democracy, warning that with COVID-19 surging and hunger increasing, “the longer we delay, the more people die.” ....
Catholic youths volunteer for Myanmar s Covid response A recently launched parish relief program provides support to pandemic-hit families in the conflict-torn nation Updated: July 30, 2021 06:23 AM GMT Trending Volunteers from Mandalay Catholic Youth Commission spray disinfectant around houses. (Photo: MCYC) Wearing a surgical mask, face shield and gloves and carrying a package of medicine, Augustine Naing cycles to a Catholic community on Yangon’s outskirts. After receiving calls from Covid-affected families who need medicine or food, Naing and another young volunteer rush to them to provide support. It takes 30 minutes to reach some of the families in St. Gemma Galgani Parish in Shwe Pyi Thar township, home to 320 Catholic families. ....
Myanmar: Junta Tribunals Impose 65 Death Sentences Format Secretive Military Trials Violate Fair Trial Standards (Bangkok) – The Myanmar junta’s military tribunals have sentenced 65 people to death following unjust trials since the military coup on February 1, 2021, Human Rights Watch said today. State media and local groups have reported that 26 of those sentenced are currently detained, while 39 were convicted in absentia. Military tribunals handed down the death sentences in areas of Yangon where the junta declared martial law in March. In imposing martial law, the junta transferred all executive and judicial power to the head of the relevant regional military command and instituted the death penalty as a possible sentence for 23 crimes. ....
Police Commanders in Yangon Among Myanmar's Latest COVID-19 Patients irrawaddy.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from irrawaddy.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.